At the critical moment, Li Yue soared into the sky, attempting to rescue.
If Qin Yanyang were killed by Junior Brother Du Hui, Yang Fei would definitely not forgive him and might even vent his anger on other disciples of the Lingxiao Sect.
Li Yue was deeply aware of the terrifying power of Yang Fei wielding the Soul Binding Rope. He had to prevent the tragedy from happening.
However, just as Li Yue soared into the sky preparing to rescue, a tremendous roar erupted from the void.
Li Yue instantly felt his eardrums were about to burst.
Du Hui and Lu Chen beside him also looked pained, unable to withstand the terrifying sonic attack.
The Heaven-devouring Divine Beast roared into the sky; its massive and towering body soared upwards, its enormous palm fiercely smacking towards the looming outline of the huge Heavenly Hammer above Qin Yanyang’s head.
The Heavenly Hammer conjured by Du Hui’s powerful mana shattered upon impact.
Du Hui opened his mouth and sprayed a mouthful of thick blood; his face was pale as paper, and his body and consciousness flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
The Heavenly Hammer was shattered by the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast, and Du Hui, who cast the spell, suffered a mana backlash, sustaining serious injuries.
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The next instant, the ground shook slightly.
Qin Yanyang’s body fell towards the ground as her Protective Gang Qi was shattered by the Heavenly Hammer, and she heavily crashed into the ground, causing dirt and stones to splatter. Her robust and solid body, post-Foundation Establishment, surprisingly created a pit more than a meter deep.
Struck by immense force, her internal organs were injured, and Qin Yanyang spat out another mouthful of blood.
She took a deep breath, feeling lingering fear.
If not for the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast’s rescue at the crucial moment, she would have died under that hammer strike.
The cultivation masters of the Lingxiao Sect indeed possess terrifying power. Even though she successfully established her foundation and received part of Li Er’s legacy, she couldn’t comprehend and elevate quickly enough to match these disciples of the Lingxiao Sect.
For the first time, Qin Yanyang felt a sense of defeat inside.
Li Yue flew into the high sky, quickly arriving beside Du Hui, and asked with concern: "Junior Brother Du Hui, are you okay?"
Du Hui shook his head, his eyes wary as he looked at Li Yue, saying solemnly: "Senior Brother Li, what are you trying to do?"
Li Yue felt ashamed seeing the wariness in Du Hui’s eyes and hearing such a question, and he braced himself to say: "Junior Brother Du, don’t misunderstand, I mean no harm."
Du Hui still backed away, putting some distance between himself and Li Yue, and said solemnly: "Senior Brother Li, our Lingxiao Sect disciples are under attack, yet you don’t help? What is this about? Are you planning to betray the Lingxiao Sect?"
Li Yue hurriedly explained: "No, Junior Brother Du, listen to my explanation."
But at this moment, the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast let out another terrifying roar.
The sonic waves from that roar were astonishingly powerful, Li Yue and Du Hui felt deafening pain, their eardrums aching immensely.
Not only that, but the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast also leapt up again, charging towards Du Hui.
Du Hui was shocked and escaped by sword control.
Not far away, Lu Chen seized a momentary gap while the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast was attacking Du Hui, his eyes flashing brightly as he waved a command flag, chanting incantations towards where the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast was, and shouted: "Trapped Dragon Formation, activate!"
As his voice fell, countless golden threads descended from the sky, densely falling around the area where the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast was.
The Heaven-devouring Divine Beast seemed to sense danger, roaring to the sky.
However, the terrifying sonic roar had no effect on those descending golden threads.
The Heaven-devouring Divine Beast swung its arms, frantically trying to swat away those golden threads.
"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!!!"
A series of high-voltage electrostatic sounds rang out.
Where the golden threads made contact with the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast, sparks flew, and its fur got scorched, leaving countless scars on its body in an instant.
Intense pain swept across it, causing the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast to let out a painful and angry roar, yet its huge eyes flashed with a hint of fear.
In an instant, the countless densely packed golden threads seemed to form bizarre runes that connected together, forming a massive golden cage that forced the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast from high in the sky to the ground, trapping it in a small space.
The Heaven-devouring Divine Beast roared frantically, trying to charge out, but whenever its limbs touched those rune-like golden threads, it let out painful screams, being pushed back.
Instantly, it was trapped in Lu Chen’s array, unable to continue pursuing Du Hui.
Seeing this scene, Du Hui breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Yue also secretly sighed in relief.
But soon, he and Du Hui’s expressions changed.
Lu Chen was sweating profusely, his face serious, seemingly struggling very much.
Li Yue asked with concern: "Junior Brother Lu Chen, you... you just have to hold on a while longer, once Yang Fei returns he can stop the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast, and it will cease harming you."
"Li Yue, you traitor, shut up. We are under attack while you, as a fellow disciple, stand idly by, which is worse than pigs and dogs." Du Hui despised evil, seeing Li Yue not helping, immediately assuming he had betrayed the Lingxiao Sect, and uttered harsh words.
Li Yue was reprimanded but had no way to defend himself.
He knew this matter couldn’t be explained clearly in a short time.
Only when Yang Fei returned and subdued these fellow disciples would they have the patience to hear his explanation.
As for how they would view him afterward, that could only be left to fate.
At that point, everyone would be defeated by Yang Fei, their life and death in Yang Fei’s hands. It is believed that for the sake of survival and without truly betraying the Lingxiao Sect, everyone will understand him and choose the same path as he.
Lu Chen was fully maintaining the Trapped Dragon Formation, firmly suppressing the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast. But as the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast dashed against the array relentlessly, Lu Chen struggled greatly, even fearing the array might be broken anytime.
He hurriedly said to Du Hui: "Senior Brother Du, don’t waste your breath with him, quickly take Sister Linglong away. I can’t hold on for much longer, let’s leave here first."
Du Hui nodded hurriedly and flew towards where Linglong’s body lay.
Li Yue moved, blocking Du Hui’s path.
Du Hui was furious: "You still say you haven’t betrayed?"
As he spoke, he didn’t care about his serious injuries and controlled his flying sword to attack Li Yue.
Li Yue didn’t want Du Hui and Lu Chen to escape. Once they did, it would be hard to find them again.
Moreover, if they viewed Yang Fei and himself as enemies in the future, it might anger Yang Fei, which wouldn’t be beneficial to the bigger picture.
It would be better to stop them, and when Yang Fei retrieves Yun Zong, he can let Du Hui and Lu Chen witness his skills. At that point, everyone would be on the same boat, no one blaming anyone.
Du Hui, already severely injured, couldn’t defeat Li Yue in a confrontation.
After a moment, continuous sound bursts echoed.
Li Yue’s heart felt a burst of joy.
Sure enough, moments later, Yang Fei returned.
Their attention was drawn to Yang Fei, holding Night Wuya and Yun Zong’s bodies in each hand, returning to the scene.